Essence of a web week: Week 7

Essence of a web week: Week 7

Some weeks are strange. Once one major announcement is made the rest of the week’s stories pile into insignificance. Well that’s what happened to my RSS reader since Apple’s sneak peek of it’s new operating system OS X Mountain Lion. According to sources, is due this summer. Here are five items that might have be silenced, but not us.

Apps vs. Mobile Sites

useit.com: Mobile Sites vs. Apps: The Coming Strategy Shift
Jakob Nielsen makes a point that the battle between mobile sites and native apps isn't a question of black and white but one of short- vs. long-term strategy.

Usability

UX Booth: Fact vs. Fiction: What Usability is Not
There are allot of myths circulating what usability is and what not. This round up by Vishal Mehta might help you to bust some of them.

Business

Louisville Web Group: Spam Works - 5 Lessons for Legitimate Businesses
Who on earth purchases stuff that is advertised in SPAM? Well, according to research 12% of Americans have bought something over that channel. So instead of belittling that industry, why not take a look and ask yourself if there is something to be learned.

Drupal

Drupal: Vote for the Next DrupalCon Europe 2013 Host City
Your chance to vote on where the European edition of DrupalCon should take place in 2013.

Events

Amazee Labs Events: StartupCamp Switzerland & Web Monday
Here's your last chance to sign up for the StartupCamp Switzerland 2012 (Tomorrow, Saturday, 18 February) and 1st Web Monday Zurich in 2012 (Monday, 20 February). Read more about them and sign up in our events section.

And one more thing: Maybe that OS X Mountain Lion story you haven’t read yet

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  • steve's picture

    the name «ONE» makes perfectly sense for responsive webdesign ………

    steve
  • gregory gerhardt's picture

    Wann kommst du wieder, Markus T.?

    Gregory Gerhardt
  • Markus T.'s picture

    Auch an dieser Stelle nochmals alles Gute zum Start!

    Markus T.